CVE-2023-44690 mycli has Inadequate Encryption Strength

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can view sensitive information due to inadequate encryption strength in the mycli database client.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-44690?

CVE-2023-44690 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Oct 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Inadequate encryption strength in mycli 1.27.0 allows attackers to view sensitive information via /mycli/config.py

Weakness: CWE-326

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-44690?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including mycli. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
mycli PyPIAll versionsNone
mycli PyPIAll versions to 1.27.0None
mycli PyPIAll versions to 1.27.0None

Products include Dbcli Mycli.

How do I fix CVE-2023-44690?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-44690 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-44690 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-44690 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2023-44690, GHSA-v9vj-9pxv-mr2w, PYSEC-2023-213, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-44690.

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